Anyone know where I can buy one of the old school valve spring keeper tools. The one I am seeking is something like a pair of pliers but have either magnets in each leg of the jaw or spring clips to hold the keepers during install.

I borrowed one from a small engine shop. It was the only one that was small enough to fit in and properly compress the valve springs. I also used high impact grease as it "stuck" better to the keepers. Took a lot of patience to get these old, fat fingers to get the keepers lined up around the valve stem.

I found a KD vintage valve spring compresser on Ebay. It was made for flat head engines like the cub C60. It is the sissor type with turn knob. I used needle nose pliers and grease on the keepers. Take your time and good lighting, Oh and remember plug up all the holes so you don't drop a keeper down in the oil pan.Paul

Valve keeper tool available at above site. Not sure if it will work on the C60 engine. Valve train compartment is very close quarters. Suggest retail price is $60-. $60- seems quite high considering it only takes a couple dabs of grease and a bit of patience to install the keepers.

Also found several other styles of valve keeper tools, but they are only suitable of over head valves.

I believe the original post asked about a tool to install the keepers on the valve stem and not a valve spring compressor.

tonystoy wrote:Anyone know where I can buy one of the old school valve spring keeper tools. The one I am seeking is something like a pair of pliers but have either magnets in each leg of the jaw or spring clips to hold the keepers during install.

I took a wooden shingle, split it just wide enough to go between the valves, then carved a groove in the end tight enough to hold the keeper and with a littke stiff grease on the inside of the keeper was able to reach in and stick the keeper to the valve stem